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OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE When you shall besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an axe against them; for you may eat of them. You shall not cut them down, for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged by you?

WMBB (Same as above)

NET If you besiege a city for a long time while attempting to capture it, you must not chop down its trees, for you may eat fruit from them and should not cut them down. A tree in the field is not human that you should besiege it!

LSV When you lay siege to a city [for] many days to fight against it, to capture it, you do not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for you eat of them, and you do not cut them down—for the tree of the field [is] man’s—to go in at your presence in the siege.

FBV Now when you lay siege to a town and it goes on for a long time as you fight to capture it, don't destroy the fruit trees there. You can eat their fruit. Don't cut them down. Are the trees in the orchard human beings that you should also attack?

T4T “When you surround a city for a long time, trying to capture it, do not cut down the fruit trees outside the city. You are allowed to eat the fruit from the trees, but do not get rid of the trees, because they certainly are not [RHQ] your enemies.

LEB “If[fn] you besiege a town for many days to make war against it in order to seize it, you shall not destroy its trees by wielding an ax against them,[fn] for you may eat from them,[fn] and so you must not cut them[fn] down. Are the trees of the field humans that they should come in siege against you?[fn]

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BBE If in war a town is shut in by your armies for a long time, do not let its trees be cut down and made waste; for their fruit will be your food; are the trees of the countryside men for you to take up arms against them?

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, but thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee?

ASV When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee?

DRA When thou hast besieged a city a long time, and hath compassed it with bulwarks to take it, thou shalt not cut down the trees that may be eaten of, neither shalt thou spoil the country round about with axes: for it is a tree, and not a man, neither can it increase the number of them that fight against thee.

YLT 'When thou layest siege unto a city many days, to fight against it, to capture it, thou dost not destroy its trees to force an axe against them, for of them thou dost eat, and them thou dost not cut down — for man's [is] the tree of the field — to go in at thy presence in the siege.

Drby When thou shalt besiege a city many days, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by lifting up an axe against them; for thou canst eat of them; and thou shalt not cut them down, for is the tree of the field a man that it should be besieged?

RV When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by wielding an axe against them; for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down; for is the tree of the field man, that it should be besieged of thee?

Wbstr When thou shalt besiege a city a long time in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees of it by forcing an ax against them; for thou mayest eat of them: and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life ) to employ them in the siege:

KJB-1769 ¶ When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege:[fn][fn]
   (¶ When thou/you shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou/you shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou/you mayest/may eat of them, and thou/you shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man’s life) to employ them in the siege: )

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KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn]When thou shalt besiege a citie a long time, in making warre against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof, by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eate of them, and thou shalt not cut them downe ( for the tree of the field is mans life) to employ them in the siege.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

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Bshps When thou hast besieged a citie long tyme, and made warre agaynst it to take it, destroy not the trees therof, that thou wouldest thrust an axe vnto them: but eate of them, and cut them not downe to further thee in thy siege: for the tree of the fielde is mans life.
   (When thou/you hast besieged a city long time, and made war against it to take it, destroy not the trees thereof, that thou/you wouldest thrust an axe unto them: but eat of them, and cut them not down to further thee/you in thy/your siege: for the tree of the field is mans life.)

Gnva When thou hast besieged a citie long time, and made warre against it to take it, destroy not the trees therof, by smiting an axe into them: for thou mayest eate of them: therfore thou shalt not cut them downe to further thee in the siege, (for the tree of the field is mans life)
   (When thou/you hast besieged a city long time, and made war against it to take it, destroy not the trees thereof, by smiting an axe into them: for thou/you mayest/may eat of them: therefore thou/you shalt not cut them down to further thee/you in the siege, (for the tree of the field is mans life) )

Cvdl Whan thou must lye a longe season before a cite, against the which thou makest warre to take it, thou shalt not destroye ye trees therof that thou woldest hew them downe wt the axe, for thou mayest eate therof: and therfore shalt thou not hew them downe. For it is but wodd vpon the felde, and no man, and can not come & be bullworkes agaynst the.
   (When thou/you must lye a long season before a city, against the which thou/you makest war to take it, thou/you shalt not destroy ye/you_all trees thereof that thou/you would hew them down with the axe, for thou/you mayest/may eat thereof: and therefore shalt thou/you not hew them downe. For it is but wood upon the field, and no man, and cannot come and be bullworkes against them.)

Wycl Whanne thou hast bisegid a citee `in myche tyme, and hast cumpassid with strengthingis that thou ouercome it, thou schalt not kitte doun trees, of whiche `me may ete, nether thou schalt waste the cuntrey `bi cumpas with axis; for it is `a tree, and not man, nether it may encresse the noumbre of fiyteris ayens thee.
   (When thou/you hast bisegid a city `in much time, and hast cumpassid with strengthingis that thou/you overcome it, thou/you shalt not kitte down trees, of which `me may eat, neither thou/you shalt waste the country `bi cumpas with axis; for it is `a tree, and not man, neither it may encresse the number of fightris against thee/you.)

Luth Wenn du vor einer Stadt lange Zeit liegen mußt, wider die du streitest, sie zu erobern, so sollst du die Bäume nicht verderben, daß du mit Äxten dran fahrest; denn du kannst davon essen, darum sollst du sie nicht ausrotten. Ist‘s doch Holz auf dem Felde und nicht Mensch, daß es vor dir ein Bollwerk sein möge.
   (When you before/in_front_of einer city long time lie/lay mußt, against the you streitest, they/she/them to erobern, so should you the Bäume not verderben, that you with Äxten dran fahrest; because you kannst of_that eat, therefore should you they/she/them not ausrotten. Ist‘s though/but wood on to_him field and not Mensch, that it before/in_front_of you/to_you a Bollwerk his möge.)

ClVg Quando obsederis civitatem multo tempore, et munitionibus circumdederis ut expugnes eam, non succides arbores, de quibus vesci potest, nec securibus per circuitum debes vastare regionem: quoniam lignum est, et non homo, nec potest bellantium contra te augere numerum.
   (When obsederis civitatem multo tempore, and munitionibus circumdederis as expugnes eam, not/no succides arbores, about to_whom vesci potest, but_not securibus through circuitum debes vastare regionem: quoniam lignum it_is, and not/no homo, but_not potest bellantium on_the_contrary you(sg) augere numerum. )